Kate Kamau claims she’s the highest paid actress in Kenya: I have been able to package my brand

Actress Catherine Kamau, popularly known as Kate Actress, has revealed that she’s one of the most paid actress in Kenya.

Popularly known for her role in Citizen TV program Mother in Law, Kamau has come a long way from participating in the program for eight years to starting her own show Sue and Johnny.

“I  have been into acting since my high school days. I remember that I used to skive classes to go watch “Tausi” during lunch hours. There was also this show “Wingu la Moto” which had Nini Wacera, who was my favourite actress then. I never understood what acting was then, but I knew it was what I wanted to do.” she said in an interview with Buzz. 

Better branding

Regarding her pay, the popular actress, who is married to filmmaker Phil Karanja, said that she is the most paid actress in Kenya.

“I would say I am a bankable actress and, for that, I don’t take less. I want to keep being the most paid actress in the country.” she said

Adding:

“My sweat equals my price tag. I honestly think I am the highest paid actress at the moment in the country, and this trickles down to how I have been able to package my brand.”

Why Kate Actress loves working with her husband Philip Karanja so much

Actress Catherine ‘Selina’ Kamau and hubby Philip Karanja have been married now for almost two years. The two, who started off as actors on Mother In Law on Citizen TV, can not just stay away from each other.

Kamau aka Kate Actress recently opened up on why she enjoys working with Karanja, saying that it always bring them together.

Magical

Kate is  an actress, a commercial model and a TV host. Philip runs his own production company, Phil It Productions, that has several programs on Maisha Magic East.Kate said this kind of work environment is good because they are always together.

“It feels amazing. I mean, he’s been my director and we’ve worked together for a long time, so it’s really cool marrying a friend,” she in an interview.

“When we’re here working, we’re colleagues, and we have different opinions. Sometimes we go home and we’re not talking to each other, but when we get home the work thing is over and I have to be wife and everything changes. We talk about work even at home, and that keeps us glued together because we have the same interests.”

 

 

Celina reveals why she left Tv show Mother-in-law

Catherine Kamau aka Celina has been in the industry for a couple of years now. She became quit famous after landing the role of Celina on Mother in law and since then her star keeps shining brighter.

In a new interview the lady however opens up about why she opted to walk away from the show despite not giving any notice. Speaking to Kalekye Mumo on Talk central show, Catherine Kamau expressed her gratitude for having been part of the amazing show; but she got to a point where she felt that it was time the leave.

“I think looking back at things ,it was God’s time for me to leave but I wish I left in a nice way”

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she went on to hint that after working with the show  for years, the cast or management sort of forgot her worth. For this reason she had to step out of her comfort zone hoping to venture into new projects.

“The situation was getting uncomfortable and you know I was breaking away I wanted to do other things and it was not going well with the management”

Catherine Kamau resigns

However, Catherine Kamau says that she resigned without a plan and this is something she regrets doing. But in her defense, something apparently happened triggering her to pack her bags.

“I just resigned without a plan, okay there’s something that happened and you know I’m a hothead and I just left”

Sue and Johnny

At the moment, Catherine Kamau is doing quite well with her new show that has seen her win awards.

She now works alongside her husband and the two are giving other shows a run for their money!